46.1% of the class of 2013 who enrolled in a two-year college in Alabama were enrolled in remedial classes during the Fall 2013 college semester

16.8% of the class of 2013 who enrolled in a four-year college in Alabama were enrolled in remedial classes during the Fall 2013 college semester

I make no inferences as to why that might be, just that these numbers bear further investigation.

Based on feedback received after the first article was written, I offer this simple advice to the class of 2014 and their parents: before you enroll in a remedial course, investigate whether you really need to take that course. The criteria by which the 2- and 4-year colleges place a student into a remedial course vary widely. Make certain you are making a wise investment.

The source for these numbers is the Alabama Commission on Higher Education‘s high school feedback reports for fall of 2013. Please note that these numbers only represent students who graduated high school in 2013 and were enrolled in a remedial course in an Alabama public college during the fall of 2013, the student’s first semester of college. Students who attended college in a private or out-of-state school are not represented in ACHE’s reports.

The first table presented here is one that looks at remediation rates for 2- and 4-year Alabama college enrollees by district.

District

2013 High School Graduates

Total Enrolled in Alabama Colleges Fall 2013

Proportion of AL Public College Enrollees in 2YR Colleges Fall 2013

2YR District Remediation Rate

Proportion of AL Public College Enrollees in 4YR Colleges Fall 2013

4YR District Remediation Rate

Albertville City

209

118

79.7%

54.3%

20.3%

8.3%

Alexander City

213

131

74.0%

42.3%

26.0%

8.8%

Andalusia City

96

56

57.1%

40.6%

42.9%

25.0%

Anniston City

91

35

51.4%

55.6%

48.6%

41.2%

Arab City

160

119

60.5%

34.7%

39.5%

10.6%

Athens City

188

115

47.0%

37.0%

53.0%

4.9%

Attalla City

132

82

85.4%

58.6%

14.6%

33.3%

Auburn City

433

264

34.8%

35.9%

65.2%

5.8%

Autauga County

646

290

19.7%

45.6%

80.3%

21.5%

Baldwin County

1663

763

51.2%

26.6%

48.8%

11.8%

Barbour County

65

35

80.0%

78.6%

20.0%

28.6%

Bessemer City

158

56

41.1%

82.6%

58.9%

33.3%

Bibb County

224

104

68.3%

29.6%

31.7%

12.1%

Birmingham City

1338

381

40.2%

83.0%

59.8%

35.5%

Blount County

497

233

72.5%

43.2%

27.5%

9.4%

Boaz City

142

92

90.2%

43.4%

9.8%

11.1%

Brewton City

81

64

71.9%

43.5%

28.1%

5.6%

Bullock County

108

47

25.5%

33.3%

74.5%

57.1%

Butler County

164

87

75.9%

54.5%

24.1%

19.0%

Calhoun County

578

299

50.8%

40.1%

49.2%

12.9%

Chambers County

248

121

58.7%

45.1%

41.3%

34.0%

Cherokee County

247

130

56.9%

36.5%

43.1%

7.1%

Chilton County

412

184

56.0%

60.2%

44.0%

24.7%

Choctaw County

100

45

48.9%

31.8%

51.1%

34.8%

Clarke County

227

149

59.1%

47.7%

40.9%

32.8%

Clay County

113

58

81.0%

31.9%

19.0%

9.1%

Cleburne County

170

61

62.3%

26.3%

37.7%

0.0%

Coffee County

129

74

77.0%

50.9%

23.0%

11.8%

Colbert County

157

71

69.0%

63.3%

31.0%

4.5%

Conecuh County

95

47

48.9%

73.9%

51.1%

37.5%

Coosa County

69

29

75.9%

36.4%

24.1%

28.6%

Covington County

179

100

78.0%

37.2%

22.0%

13.6%

Crenshaw County

150

76

72.4%

50.9%

27.6%

28.6%

Cullman City

216

140

55.7%

33.3%

44.3%

0.0%

Cullman County

604

314

86.0%

42.6%

14.0%

0.0%

Dale County

181

108

76.9%

47.0%

23.1%

24.0%

Daleville City

78

41

51.2%

42.9%

48.8%

25.0%

Dallas County

211

131

72.5%

33.7%

27.5%

36.1%

Decatur City

487

265

50.2%

52.6%

49.8%

13.6%

DeKalb County

508

271

91.9%

47.4%

8.1%

4.5%

Demopolis City

140

83

42.2%

34.3%

57.8%

10.4%

Dothan City

553

282

52.1%

47.6%

47.9%

25.2%

Elba City

48

21

81.0%

70.6%

19.0%

50.0%

Elmore County

913

306

29.1%

38.2%

70.9%

25.8%

Enterprise City

442

241

53.9%

33.1%

46.1%

18.9%

Escambia County

249

41

77.4%

49.1%

22.6%

16.1%

Etowah County

608

321

68.8%

54.8%

31.2%

8.0%

Eufaula City

156

73

69.9%

49.0%

30.1%

9.1%

Fairfield City

117

40

55.0%

72.7%

45.0%

22.2%

Fayette County

153

77

79.2%

47.5%

20.8%

6.3%

Florence City

300

175

24.0%

52.4%

76.0%

9.0%

Fort Payne City

197

120

72.5%

49.4%

27.5%

15.2%

Franklin County

189

96

82.3%

57.0%

17.7%

5.9%

Gadsden City

281

142

57.0%

50.6%

43.0%

13.1%

Geneva City

74

33

63.6%

47.6%

36.4%

8.3%

Geneva County

140

67

83.6%

46.4%

16.4%

9.1%

Greene County

63

31

48.4%

53.3%

51.6%

56.3%

Guntersville City

132

87

59.8%

51.9%

40.2%

8.6%

Hale County

206

93

60.2%

42.9%

39.8%

32.4%

Haleyville City

92

61

80.3%

51.0%

19.7%

25.0%

Hartselle City

239

156

50.0%

34.6%

50.0%

7.7%

Henry County

120

78

71.8%

53.6%

28.2%

36.4%

Homewood City

201

118

19.5%

56.5%

80.5%

6.3%

Hoover City

919

578

18.2%

53.3%

81.8%

10.4%

Houston County

398

200

72.5%

42.1%

27.5%

14.5%

Huntsville City

1309

759

33.2%

42.5%

66.8%

10.3%

Jackson County

339

168

83.9%

34.0%

16.1%

0.0%

Jacksonville City

91

52

23.1%

41.7%

76.9%

2.5%

Jasper City

166

122

62.3%

36.8%

37.7%

8.7%

Jefferson County

2420

1234

42.8%

67.0%

57.2%

30.2%

Lamar County

133

85

92.9%

54.4%

7.1%

0.0%

Lanett City

49

21

47.6%

60.0%

52.4%

27.3%

Lauderdale County

643

378

52.4%

45.5%

47.6%

7.8%

Lawrence County

337

184

74.5%

54.7%

25.5%

8.5%

Lee County

629

281

70.1%

48.7%

29.9%

19.0%

Leeds City

75

30

50.0%

66.7%

50.0%

26.7%

Limestone County

564

297

62.3%

45.4%

37.7%

14.3%

Linden City

48

21

28.6%

50.0%

71.4%

46.7%

Lowndes County

113

53

49.1%

46.2%

50.9%

33.3%

Macon County

174

61

27.9%

76.5%

72.1%

50.0%

Madison City

735

469

28.1%

30.3%

71.9%

5.9%

Madison County

1270

768

39.2%

40.5%

60.8%

9.4%

Marengo County

94

46

56.5%

46.2%

43.5%

30.0%

Marion County

191

122

86.9%

45.3%

13.1%

0.0%

Marshall County

338

155

84.5%

55.7%

15.5%

4.2%

Midfield City

76

37

43.2%

62.5%

56.8%

57.1%

Mobile County

3373

1353

47.9%

53.1%

52.1%

16.6%

Monroe County

250

152

79.6%

41.3%

20.4%

22.6%

Montgomery County

1321

536

5.8%

48.4%

94.2%

32.3%

Morgan County

444

243

78.2%

38.9%

21.8%

3.8%

Mountain Brook City

327

174

0.6%

0.0%

99.4%

2.3%

Muscle Shoals City

205

143

38.5%

40.0%

61.5%

3.4%

Oneonta City

90

53

58.5%

32.3%

41.5%

9.1%

Opelika City

277

172

63.4%

48.6%

36.6%

33.3%

Opp City

83

54

75.9%

41.5%

24.1%

7.7%

Oxford City

228

123

42.3%

30.8%

57.7%

12.7%

Ozark City

148

85

55.3%

46.8%

44.7%

23.7%

Pell City

257

103

51.5%

45.3%

48.5%

24.0%

Perry County

114

61

49.2%

43.3%

50.8%

35.5%

Phenix City

320

134

61.2%

85.4%

38.8%

38.5%

Pickens County

171

91

80.2%

57.5%

19.8%

44.4%

Piedmont City

80

45

48.9%

40.9%

51.1%

8.7%

Pike County

111

42

40.5%

58.8%

59.5%

32.0%

Randolph County

138

67

83.6%

19.6%

16.4%

9.1%

Roanoke City

102

53

73.6%

38.5%

26.4%

21.4%

Russell County

193

72

73.6%

56.6%

26.4%

15.8%

Russellville City

163

98

71.4%

37.1%

28.6%

7.1%

Saint Clair County

537

257

54.5%

54.3%

45.5%

11.1%

Saraland City

129

65

50.8%

27.3%

49.2%

15.6%

Satsuma City

138

59

67.8%

25.0%

32.2%

0.0%

Scottsboro City

173

96

69.8%

38.8%

30.2%

6.9%

Selma City

146

93

59.1%

27.3%

40.9%

13.2%

Sheffield City

75

39

61.5%

41.7%

38.5%

26.7%

Shelby County

1796

1010

30.6%

47.9%

69.4%

11.0%

Sumter County

133

64

34.4%

50.0%

65.6%

40.5%

Sylacauga City

130

74

60.8%

26.7%

39.2%

20.7%

Talladega City

144

55

56.4%

41.9%

43.6%

45.8%

Talladega County

432

199

60.8%

39.7%

39.2%

41.0%

Tallapoosa County

195

95

76.8%

30.1%

23.2%

22.7%

Tallassee City

104

60

46.7%

39.3%

53.3%

37.5%

Tarrant City

58

22

54.5%

66.7%

45.5%

60.0%

Thomasville City

152

82

73.2%

33.3%

26.8%

22.7%

Troy City

130

77

24.7%

47.4%

75.3%

34.5%

Trussville City

301

192

22.9%

43.2%

77.1%

9.5%

Tuscaloosa City

358

186

42.0%

47.8%

58.0%

18.6%

Tuscaloosa County

944

525

63.8%

26.3%

36.2%

11.1%

Tuscumbia City

85

60

61.7%

62.2%

38.3%

4.3%

Vestavia Hills City

440

312

7.1%

36.4%

92.9%

3.8%

Walker County

503

249

83.1%

54.1%

16.9%

14.3%

Washington County

225

125

74.4%

39.8%

25.6%

21.9%

Wilcox County

120

56

50.0%

60.7%

50.0%

46.4%

Winfield City

69

44

86.4%

31.6%

13.6%

0.0%

Winston County

176

94

86.2%

50.6%

13.8%

0.0%

The next two tables will separate the remediation rates for 2- year and 4-year Alabama college enrollees by high school. The only good way to present these two tables here is in a Google spreadsheet. Click the “get the data” link to download each spreadsheet. After clicking the link, you can sort and re-sort based on each column’s heading. [Click here to get the data for both combined into one spreadsheet.]

2YR Alabama College Enrollees and Remediation Rates by High School – Class of 2013

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